Sea Breeze 2014 Naval Exercise Starts Next Week (UPDATED)

F-512 TCG Büyükada heading to the Black Sea to take part in Sea Breeze 2014 exercise on 7 September 2014. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permisson.

F-512 TCG Büyükada heading to the Black Sea to take part in Sea Breeze 2014 exercise on 7 September 2014. Photo: Yörük Işık. Used with permisson.

Despite my previous reporting and expectations the Turkish frigate TCG Oruçreis is not going to take part in the exercise Sea Breeze. Her deployment to the Black Sea must a regular one with national interests at heart.

That Romanian ship is the old Type 22, how on earth they agreed to buy those and pay an extortionate sum of money is beyond belief. They are very expensive to run as well. Anyway, marketing (!) success.